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Optics & Photonics May 27, 2025

New technique turns 'noisy' lasers into quantum light

Scientists have discovered a way to convert fluctuating lasers into remarkably stable beams that defy classical physics, opening new doors for photonic technologies that rely on both high power and high precision.

Plants & Animals May 27, 2025

Faces you hear? Dolphin 'signature whistles' may transmit more than just identity information

Like us humans, many animals rely on social interactions to survive and thrive. As a result, effective communication between individuals is essential.

Education May 23, 2025

Sound insulation tiles at school may help calm crying children

When children are dropped off at a school or daycare for the first time, there can be a lot of feelings and sometimes meltdowns caused by being separated from parents, meeting new people, and hearing new noises. Could the ...

Astronomy May 23, 2025

Detecting the primordial black holes that could be today's dark matter

Besides particles like sterile neutrinos, axions and weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for the cold dark matter of the universe are primordial black holes—black holes created from extremely ...

Optics & Photonics May 22, 2025

A new nanometer-scale measurement tool exploits the quantum properties of light for better precision and speed

University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where background noise and optical loss from the ...

Optics & Photonics May 21, 2025

Chip-scale soliton microcombs reach femtosecond precision

Laser frequency combs are light sources that produce evenly spaced, sharp lines across the spectrum, resembling the teeth of a comb. They serve as precise rulers for measuring time and frequency, and have become essential ...

Plants & Animals May 21, 2025

Using artificial insemination to save an endangered parrot in New Zealand

A team of conservationists, zoologists and veterinary medicine specialists from Justus Liebig University Giessen, in Germany, the Department of Conservation, Kākāpō Recovery and the University of Otago, both in New Zealand, ...

Social Sciences May 20, 2025

Turn up the noise: Why distortion in music is growing in popularity

From Jimi Hendrix to Merzbow, artist-made music with distortion has become increasingly widespread over the past half-century, evolving from a niche genre to a mainstream one.

Biotechnology May 20, 2025

Magnetic beads method dramatically improves cryo-EM's imaging capabilities

Sample loss has been a persistent problem in cryo-EM, a high-tech method for creating 3D models of molecules that reveal their inner structures. It occurs during an essential step of imaging preparation, when a sample is ...

Bio & Medicine May 20, 2025

Novel imaging technology eliminates need for costly ultrafast lasers

A research team affiliated with UNIST has announced the development of an innovative nonlinear imaging technique capable of visualizing internal biological tissues in 3D using ordinary light sources, such as laser pointers, ...

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